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PCAM TEST 1(LATEST) 2024
QUESTIONS
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GUARANTEED
Evatee 10/10/24 PCAM
,PCAM TEST 1 (LATEST) 2024 QUESTIONS
WITH GUARANTEED PASS!!
pharmacognosy Answer - study of natural product molecules (typically
secondary metabolites) that are useful for their properties
what properties of substances make them useful for pharmacognosy Answer -
medicinal
pharmaceutical
ecological
gustatory
other functional properties
what biological kingdoms do most natural products come from Answer -
marine invertebrates
plants
fungi
bacteria
primary metabolites Answer - sugars
lipids
amino acids
proteins
nucleic acids
,which type of metabolites are required by plants for life Answer - primary
metabolites
secondary metabolites Answer - are very important but not required by all
plant species
functions of secondary metabolites Answer - -weapons against bacteria, fungi,
parasites, plants, insects, and large animals
-metal transporting agents
-symbiotic agents between microbes and plants, nematodes, insects, and
higher animals
pharmacognosy deals with Answer - -crude herbs and extracts
-pure compounds
-foods having additional health benefits
complementary medicine Answer - used with conventional medicine
alternative medicine Answer - used in place of conventional medicine
herbal drugs aka Answer - herbal remedies
phytomedicines
derived from parts of a medicinal plant
examples of herbal drugs Answer - St. John's wort
Ginkgo biloba
chamomile flowers
, senna leaves
natural products Answer - compounds derived from nature
pure chemical entities used as licensed medicines
can be produced synthetically but originally made from plants
examples of natural products Answer - morphine
digoxin
taxol
quinine
caffeine
dietary supplements Answer - foods used for beneficial effects on health
examples of dietary supplements Answer - garlic
flavonoid containing plants
carotenoid containing plants
what areas of medicine can drugs derived from plants be used in Answer -
conventional pharmaceutical medicine
complementary medicine
alternative medicine
characteristics of use of herbal medicines and dietary supplements in recent
years Answer - extensive
increasing
complex
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